Conflict and Peace in Central Eurasia

Babak Rezvani, Ph. D. (2013), University of Amsterdam, is a political scientist and geographer, and the chairman of Association for the Study of EthnoGeoPolitics. His publications focus mainly on ethnic relations and conflicts in Central Eurasia, and the Middle East.

• PrefaceChapter One. IntroductionThe RegionsThe Structure of the BookChapter Two. Theoretical FrameworkEthno-Territorial ConflictEthnos and EthnicityState, Nation and NationalismThe Causes of Ethno-Territorial ConflictPower of Culture: Religion, Language and Ethnic KinshipPower of History: Traumatic Peak ExperiencesPolitical and Economic GrievancesState in DisarrayEthno-Political Systems and Opportunity StructuresEthno-Geographic ConfigurationChapter Three. The Legacy of the Iranian and Soviet Ethno-Political Systems and PoliciesThe Soviet Union and Its Successor StatesThe Soviet Nationalities Policy: Historical UnderpinningsThe Soviet Union on the Eve of its Collapse and Beyond IranEthnic and Religious Policies in Iran: Historical UnderpinningsTerritorial Administrative Policies in Iran: Historical UnderpinningsEthnic, Religious and Territorial Administrative Policies in Iran: The Contemporary SituationConclusion: Ethno-Political Systems and Ethno-Territorial ConflictChapter Four. MethodsEthno-Territorial Groups and EncountersEthno-Territorial ConflictExplaining ConditionsAnalyzing the DatasetChapter Five. Ethno-Territorial Conflicts in the Caucasus and Central AsiaPolitical-Territorial History of the South CaucasusThe Karabakh ConflictEthno-Territorial Conflicts in Georgia: South Ossetia and AbkhaziaPolitical-Territorial History of the North CaucasusThe Ossetian-Ingush Conflict over PrigorodnyWars in ChechnyaPolitical Territorial History of Central AsiaThe Tajikistani Civil War and the Role Played by Tajiks, Uzbeks and Pamiris Uzbek-Kyrgyz Conflict in Southern KyrgyzstanConclusion: Patterns of Ethno-Territorial ConflictChapter Six. Analysis: Searching for ExplanationsThe Myth of ShatterbeltsTesting the Explaining Conditions SeparatelyQualitative Comparative AnalysisConclusionChapter Seven. It Was a Winter Morning: ConclusionsResearch ResultsDiscussionRecommendationsReferencesIndex